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May 5, 2014

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May 5th, 2014

Local News The News Journal Delaware teachers laud Common Core progress Teachers are spearheading the effort to transition to the new national standards. Overhauling their lessons has been a mammoth effort that is still being developed even after a few years' work. "We're having to completely change the way we teach." said Jenna White, a...

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May 2, 2014

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May 2nd, 2014

Local News The News Journal Delaware teachers laud Common Core progress When former National Teacher of the Year Sarah Brown Wessling showed a video of one of her lessons to a roomful of more than 250 Delaware teachers, she didn't pick one of her best. She picked one that she whiffed. "We can't have a mindset where we are more afraid of mediocrity...

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Delaware Leads the Nation for Teacher Preparation

Policy and Practice

May 2nd, 2014

This past week marked two important developments in educator training and preparation – both at the federal and state levels. First, President Obama directed the U.S. Department of Education (USED) to produce a plan by this summer that will strengthen teacher preparation programs. The plan will: Encourage states to identify high- and...

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